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"Bi!!" > wrote:

> I ran across a bottle of 1998 Opus One in my cellar which I assume I
> was gifted since I haven't bought a bottle of Opus in my life. I've
> drank it many times from a variety of vintages and never found it
> quite up to its hype. This bottle was no exception. The wine was
> medium to light reddish purple in the glass with a bit of pink at the
> rim. Fairly mature nose of red currant, plum, leather and a bit of
> sous bois. The palate was underwhleming with little impact other than
> faint hints of red plum, a hint of currant and a bit of red berries.
> The tannins were fairly inconsequential and the finish was light. I
> served this wine blind to my dinner guests and they all guessed that
> it was a cheap Bordeaux from a borderline appellation. On a 0-5 scale
> my guests gave it a 1.5 and were shocked when I revealed it to be Opus
> One. A quick check on Winesearcher shows pricing from $100USD to
> $350USd....Yikes!

I have never understood the appeal. I have had 10 different vintages of
what I thought was an OK $25-30 wine.